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Subject: Re: [ciq] CIQ TC Charter - for your review


Ram:

This is good content, but it will eventually need to be placed into the 
section headings required by the TC Process:
- name
- statement of purpose
- scope
- list of deliverables
- audience
- language

-Karl



Ram Kumar wrote:
> CIQ TC and Karl,
> 
> I have updated the charter to reflect the requirements of OASIS
> and thank you Karl for pointing this out. 
> 
> I have enclosed the updated Charter. Please review and let me know
> whether it makes sense.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ram
> 
> Ram Kumar
> General Manager - Software R&D and Architecture
> MSI Business Systems
> Suite 204A, 244 Beecroft Road
> Epping, NSW 2121, AUSTRALIA
> Direct: +61-2-9815 0226
> Mobile: +61-412 758 025
> Fax: +61-2-98150200
> URL: www.msi.com.au 
> 
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Karl F. Best [mailto:karl.best@oasis-open.org]
>>Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 12:11 AM
>>To: Ram Kumar
>>Cc: ciq@lists.oasis-open.org
>>Subject: Re: [ciq] CIQ TC Charter - for your review
>>
>>Ram:
>>
>>Thanks for starting this revision.
>>
>>One thing that will need to be taken into account is that the
>>requirement for charters has changed since the CIQ TC charter was
> 
> first
> 
>>written. The following information must now be in TC charters (see
>>http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#formation):
>>
>>---------
>>    1. The name of the TC, such name not to have been previously used
>>for an OASIS TC and not to include any trademarks or service marks not
>>owned by OASIS;
>>    2. A statement of purpose, including a definition of the problem
> 
> to
> 
>>be solved;
>>    3. The scope of the work of the TC, which must be germane to the
>>mission of OASIS, and which includes a definition of what is and what
> 
> is
> 
>>not the work of the TC, and how it can be determined when the work of
>>the TC has been completed. ....
>>    4. A list of deliverables, with completion dates;
>>    5. The anticipated audience or users of the work; and
>>    6. The language in which the TC will conduct business;
>>---------
>>
>>So you'll probably want to rearrange the information under the current
>>Statement of Purpose section to cover both that topic as well as the
>>Scope. Make sure to define the Scope in such as way that a person can
>>know what is in and out of scope for the TC's work.
>>
>>For the Deliverables section, you may want to note if it is the intent
>>of the TC to eventually submit these specifications for consideration
> 
> as
> 
>>OASIS Standards.
>>
>>You'll also need to add sections for Audience and Language.
>>
>>-Karl
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Ram Kumar wrote:
>>
>>>CIQ TC,
>>>
>>>Enclosed is the revised CIQ TC charter (an initial draft)
>>>for your review. Once we agree on the charter, we will
>>>call for a vote to get the final approval. I expect to
>>>conduct the vote during the conference call next week.
>>>
>>>Please feel free to comment on the charter.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Ram
>>>
>>>Ram Kumar
>>>General Manager - Software R&D and Architecture
>>>MSI Business Systems
>>>Suite 204A, 244 Beecroft Road
>>>Epping, NSW 2121, AUSTRALIA
>>>Direct: +61-2-9815 0226
>>>Mobile: +61-412 758 025
>>>Fax: +61-2-98150200
>>>URL: www.msi.com.au
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>>>OASIS Customer Information Quality TC
>>>
>>>Last Updated: 26 August 2004
>>>
>>>
>>>STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
>>>
>>>The objective of the Technical Committee (TC) on Customer
>>
> Information
> 
>>Quality (CIQ)
>>
>>>is to deliver XML specifications for customer profile/information
>>
>>management
>>
>>>to the industry.
>>>
>>>
>>>NEED FOR CUSTOMER INFORMATION XML SPECIFICATIONS
>>>
>>>Research tells us that it is much more cost effective to retain and
>>>invest in our existing customer base than to build or buy market
>>
> share.
> 
>>One customer
>>
>>>lost through ineffective marketing means a massive expenditure on
>>
>>acquiring new customers
>>
>>>to make up the lost revenue. This is more apparent as we move into
>>
> the
> 
>>e-business environment.
>>
>>>The Internet has created the need to rethink the issue of customer
>>
>>profile/information
>>
>>>management for many, if not most, large organisations.
>>>
>>>In the highly competitive world being driven by e-business,
>>
>>organisations have to
>>
>>>provide customers, vendors, and potential employees with accurate,
>>
> up-
> 
>>to-date on-line
>>
>>>information. Customer data forms the foundation for all
>>
> organisations
> 
>>dealing with
>>
>>>customers to build effective customer relationships. To be
>>
> effective,
> 
>>customer data
>>
>>>must meet the highest possible standards of both quality and
>>
> integrity.
> 
>>>Interoperability of customer data across different systems within
>>
> and
> 
>>outside
>>
>>>organisational boundaries, is also becoming significantly important
>>
>>particulary
>>
>>>in this new millenium where cross border terrorism is high in the
>>
> agenda
> 
>>for any
>>
>>>organisation.
>>>
>>>To meet the above needs, it is important to implement a common set
>>
> of
> 
>>standards
>>
>>>for managing customer information.
>>>
>>>Many XML specifications involving customer data have been developed
>>
> for
> 
>>specific
>>
>>>applications (eg. Purchasing, invoicing, shipment, tax, accounting,
>>
>>human resources,
>>
>>>health, etc). But despite the realisation by organisations on the
>>
>>importance of
>>
>>>customer information management particularly in global e-business,
>>
> no
> 
>>XML specifications
>>
>>>that concentrate on customer profile/information management
>>
> independent
> 
>>>of specific application requirements have been developed.
>>>
>>>This technical committee aims at delivering these specifications
>>
> that
> 
>>enable
>>
>>>interoperability of customer information within and across
>>
>>organisational boundaries and
>>
>>>at the same time help in maintaining data quality and integrity.
>>>
>>>GOALS OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION XML SPECIFICATIONS
>>>
>>>The goals of the CIQ TC specifications for customer
>>
> profile/information
> 
>>are:
>>
>>>- To be application independent
>>>- To be vendor neutral
>>>- To be free of any royalties and IPRs
>>>- To be truly "global" (in particular, capable of representing
>>
> customer
> 
>>name and address
>>
>>>  data of 240+ countries independent of laguage, culture,
>>
> geographical
> 
>>boundaries,
>>
>>>  applications and data formats).
>>>
>>>
>>>WHAT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO DATE
>>>
>>>The CIQ TC has delivered 3 versions of the following specifications
>>
> to
> 
>>the industry
>>
>>>since its inception in December 2000:
>>>
>>>- extensible Name Language (xNL)
>>>- extensible Address Language (xAL)
>>>- extensbile Name and Address Language (xNAL)
>>>- extensible Customer Information Language (xCIL), and
>>>- extensible Customer Relationships Language (xCRL)
>>>
>>>VERSIONS:
>>>
>>>xNL: V1.0, 1.1 and 2.0
>>>xAL: V1.0, 1.1 and 2.0
>>>xNAL: V1.0, 1.1 and 2.0
>>>xCIL: V1.0, 1.1 and 2.0
>>>xCRL: V1.0 and 1.1
>>>
>>>
>>>WHAT IS NEXT?
>>>
>>>The CIQ Specifications V2.0 has been stable since July 2002. The
>>
> work
> 
>>that will be
>>
>>>conducted by the CIQ TC is to simplify the current CIQ
>>
> specifications to
> 
>>enable wider
>>
>>>acceptance and adoption by industry.
>>>
>>>
>>>LIST OF DELIVERABLES (SEPTEMBER 2004 ONWARDS)
>>>
>>>Following are the list of deliverables:
>>>- V3.0 draft versions of xNL and xAL specifications by December 2004
>>
> for
> 
>>review
>>
>>>- Approved committee specifications of xNL and xAL specifications by
>>
>>March 2005
>>
>>>- V3.0 draft version of xCIL by July 2005
>>>- Approved committee specification of xCIL by October 2005
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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